Arkansas stone recommendation

[Ping Pong]

Anyone have a recommendation for a good but affordable Arkansas stone for folder sharpening? Ideally I'd like for home use but smaller stone recommendations would also be appreciated.

Thanks.

 

[HeavyHanded]

I picked up a translucent Arkansas from this outfit last year.

http://www.bestsharpeningstones.com/

It's good quality and their service was fast.

For general use, I'd recommend going with a soft Arkansas. With a light touch it'll take an edge up to arm hair shaving and still be able to clean up some fairly beat-up edges. Be advised, on some of the tougher new steels these stones do not work very well except for finishing. For a true all-purpose Arkansas I'd recommend a Washita stone (don't think the site I pasted carries them). These are aggressive enough to use with the new steels and are only a little less refined than a soft Arkansas.

HH

 

[Ping Pong]

Thank you, Heavy Handed. Soft stone it is. I also bookmarked that site.

 

[HeavyHanded]

Glad to help, give a shout back if you have any questions after you get it.

HH